Govt accords top priority to development of Balochistan: President

Karachi: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday said Balochistan had been ignored in the past but the present government accorded utmost importance to its development by undertaking a number of projects for the social and economic prosperity of the province.

He was talking to Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai who called on him at Governor House Karachi. 

They discussed political situation of the country as well as various  development projects being undertaken by the federal government for the uplift of the province. 

Talking to the governor, the president  expressed the hope that Gwadar Port and other infrastructural projects, being undertaken under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan would change the destiny of the province.

 These projects would generate enormous economic activities and provide employment opportunities to the youth of the province, he added.